Mauna Kea Peak, Hawaii, USA.
Mauna Kea is 13,796 ft tall (4,205 m) basaltic shield volcano. With the Sun low in the western sky, Mauna Kea’s shadow is on occasion projected against the distant atmosphere. For this effect to be observed, an abundance of aerosols must be present in the troposphere - dust particles, for instance. The aerosols outside of the mountain shadow scatters sunlight. Inside of the shadow, this scattered sunlight is absent. All mountain shadows projected in this way appear triangular, even if they're flat-topped. Tourists regularly climb the peak at sunset and lend a sense of scale. Hawaii, USA.
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Location: Big Island of Hawaii
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